Maja’s Blue Cheese and Pear Salad This salad tastes great with the grainy mustard dressing! Greens (any type of green lettuce) 1 avocado 1/4 cup blue cheese 1 pear 1/4 cup cashews Cut avocado and pear into slices and place on top of a bed of greens, sprinkle blue cheese and cashews on top. Maja’s Grainy Mustard … [Read more...]
Asian Chicken Salad
Asian Chicken Salad 1 free range or organic chicken breast half (cooked and cut into 1/4 strips) (variation: shrimp) 1 head iceberg lettuce, chopped 1 cup fresh spinach greens 1/2 cup water chestnuts 1 cup mung bean sprouts 1/4 cup slivered almonds, roasted 2 teaspoon sesame seeds Mix all ingredients together and … [Read more...]
Berry & Chèvre Salad with Roasted Almonds
This salad is great for any time of year! Spring greens 1/4 red onion 1/4-1/3 cup chèvre 1/2 cup raw almonds 1 cup fresh blackberries or raspberries Start by roasting almonds in a large cast iron skillet. Almonds should be roasted very slowly and rotated often. After roasting, let cool before adding to salad. … [Read more...]
Dill Sauce
(great on fish) 1 Cup Fresh dill 1 Cup Italian Parsley ¼ cup Tbs Olive oil ¼ cup Capers ¼ cup Lemon juice ¼ cup Dijon mustard pepper Mix all ingredients together and blend. Tastes great on any white fish and salmon. DOWNLOAD FULL RECIPE HERE … [Read more...]
Chili and Basil Prawns
1 Tablespoon Olive oil 3 Red chili peppers 1 tablespoon Grated Ginger 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Maple syrup 2 tablespoons Lime juice 1 Cup Fresh Basil leaves 2 lb raw pealed prawns (tails on) Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the chilli peppers and ginger. Add the prawns. Mix the fish sauce, maple syrup, … [Read more...]
Lemon-Coconut Date Balls
*Makes about 24 2 cups Pitted Fresh Dates or Dried Dates soaked in lemon juice Zest of 2 Lemons Juice of 2 Lemons ½ tsp. Unrefined Sea Salt (Le Paludier brand) 3-4 Tbsp. Virgin Coconut Oil 2 cups Shredded Dried Coconut, unsulphured Pinch of Cinnamon, Cardamom or Ginger Coating: 1 cup Shredded Coconut, … [Read more...]
Homemade Granola
Dry Ingredients: 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (not instant) 3/4 cup sliced nuts (almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts or pecans) 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds 1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds 1/2 tablespoon wheat germ (optional) 1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt Optional: 1 cup dried fruits (cranberries, cherries, … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Millet Muffins
This recipe is full of excellent ingredients to increase your fertility such as eggs, millet and pumpkin seeds! 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup buttermilk 3/4 cup honey 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups pumpkin purée 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup millet 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds 1 cup unbleached flour 3/4 … [Read more...]
Breakfast Porridge
*Serves 4 Soaking Mix: 2 cups Steel-Cut or Old-Fashion Slow Oats or Rye Flakes 4 cups Filtered Water or cover grains with at least 1” of water 1 tsp. Apple Cider Vinegar (unpasteurized) or Fresh Lemon Juice Cooking Mix: Soaked Grains Mix (*see above) ¼-½ tsp. Unrefined Sea Salt Optional Additions: Pinch of … [Read more...]
Banana Nut Muffins
Dry ingredients: 2 ½ cups flour (variations: rice, can mix different portions of different flours, ground flax seeds, rice protein, garbanzo bean flour in place of ½ cup flour) 2 tsp baking soda 2tsp baking powder ¼ tsp unrefined sea salt Wet ingredients: 3 bananas 4 free range/organic eggs … [Read more...]
Hummus
Ingredients: 1 Cup of dry, soaked and cooked chickpeas or any white bean (see How to Prepare Dry Beans in recipe section) 3-5 tablespoons lemon juice (depending on taste) 1 1/2 tablespoons tahini 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons olive oil ¼ cup water Variations: May add … [Read more...]
How to Prepare Dry Beans
This technique is for people who have trouble digesting beans. It will start the sprouting process making the beans easier to digest and quicker to cook. The soaking can be done from 24 to 72 hours. The longer they soak the more digestible they become. I always have a bowl or two of beans on the go. I cook more than … [Read more...]
Part II: Foods That Enhance Male Fertility: A Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Perspective
As I discussed in “Fertile Foods: Part I,” from a Chinese medicine perspective foods and herbs are prescribed based on their ability to enhance specific energy systems in the body. Although your ultimate goal is to enhance sperm production, quality and sexual vitality, making significant changes to your diet will also … [Read more...]
Fertile Foods: A Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Perspective
In my practice as a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine I have observed that infertility is an increasing concern. I am often asked, “Can I boost my fertility by eating more of the right foods and avoiding the wrong foods?” Without guidance, it can be confusing to decide what you should and should not eat. Yet the … [Read more...]
